pas de trois
Americannoun
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pas de trois
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of pas de trois
1755–65; < French: literally, step for three
Example Sentences
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Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Ayano Kimura and Ariel Martinez sparkled in the first-act pas de trois.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
The first half was standard gala fare — duets from “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker,” the “Le Corsaire” pas de trois — and the performances were committed, careful, entirely respectable.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2019
“Say you’re doing the ‘Swan Lake’ pas de trois, and you finish the adagio and bow,” says Nicole Graniero, who dances with the Washington Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2018
The other pyrotechnics came from an adaptation of Petipa’s “Don Quixote” grand pas de deux and the pas de trois from “Le Corsaire,” both featuring Herman Cornejo in signature parts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2015
Maude, Jack, and the good Owen performed a triumphant pas de trois.
From A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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